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Angoff, William H. – College Board Review, 1973
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments
GUTSCH, KENNETH U. – 1964
THIS STUDY DEVELOPED AN INDIVIDUAL TEST FOR ASSESSING A MUSIC INSTRUMENTALIST'S ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SIGHT-READING RHYTHMS. A MATHEMATICAL SYSTEM WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT 300 RHYTHMICAL PROBLEMS CONSISTING OF 1 OR MORE MEASURES OF MUSICAL NOTATION. BASED ON PRETESTING RESULTS, A TEST WAS CONSTRUCTED OF 200 FLASH CARDS ARRANGED IN ORDER OF DIFFICULTY.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Applied Music, Educational Testing, Instructional Materials
Wahlstrom, Merlin; Weinstein, Edwin L. – School Guidance Worker, 1976
Reports on methods of school assessment of student achievement in Canada. It includes a brief description of the tests that are commonly used at the intermediate level and the ways in which they are used. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedFunk, H. James – Science and Children, 1977
Discussed are 12 elementary level standardized science tests, their levels of questions, and problems relating to coordinating instruction and standardized tests. (SL)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Download full textHorst, Donald P.; Wood, Christine T. – 1976
There are four steps in obtaining test data, each requiring planning and decision-making: assembling students, administering tests, scoring, and recording scores. In assembling students, two cautions are in order. First, for norm referenced tests, students in the treatment group should take the test at the same time of the year as the students in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Guides, Data Collection, Educational Testing
Rechter, B. – 1971
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) that discusses an experimental aptitude test battery that measures aptitude for higher education, developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research. This battery will separate the selection of university students from the measurement of secondary school…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Testing
Mullis, Ina V. S. – 1976
The National Assessment of Educational Progress uses a variety of test items and scoring techniques in measuring the writing achievement of three age groups--nine, thirteen, and seventeen year olds. This document discusses the holistic scoring of essays, including mechanical correctness and grammatical usage; the primary-trait method of scoring,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Creative Writing, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFriel, S.; Johnstone, A. H. – School Science Review, 1978
Presents research findings on several aspects of multiple-choice testing: (1) Effect of guessing; (2) Effect of changing the initial response; (3) Effect of item order alteration; (4) Optimum number of chores; (5) Position response set; and (6) Assessment of partial knowledge. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Guessing (Tests)
Pelavin, Sol H.; Barker, Pierce – 1976
A standardized achievement testing program was begun in Alum Rock, California in the fall of 1972 as part of an evaluation of an Educational Voucher Demonstration. During each of the first three years of the demonstration both the form of test administration and the particular level of the standardized achievement test that a student is assigned…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Examiners
Maas-de Brouwer, Trude A.; Rossum, Maarten, J.-Th. – Francais dans le Monde, 1978
A description of examinations given at the end of secondary studies. Topics discussed are: the status of secondary education, final examinations--both state and local, the French examination, some critical reflections, and developments in programs. Sample questions from the State examination are included. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, French, Language Instruction
Matter, M. Kevin; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
Yearly administrations of a standardized achievement test are a part of the educational process in many school districts in the United States. The Systemwide Testing Program in the Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation has gradually developed a process and support materials whereby the test administrations are a tool…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
Herdegen, Mary M., Ed. – 1969
The Test Collection Bulletin is a bi-monthly digest of information on tests in education and psychology. The extensive Test Collection of the Educational Testing Service includes publishers' catalogs and descriptive materials, information on scoring services and systems, test reviews, and reference volumes on testing. The tests are indexed by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Bulletins
Herdegen, Mary M., Ed. – 1969
The Test Collection Bulletin is a quarterly digest of information on tests in education and psychology. The extensive Test Collection of the Educational Testing Service includes publishers' catalogs and descriptive materials, information on scoring services and systems, test reviews, and reference volumes on testing. The tests are indexed by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Bulletins
Horne, Eleanor V., Ed. – 1970
The Test Collection Bulletin is a quarterly digest of information on tests in education and psychology. The extensive Test Collection of the Educational Testing Service includes publishers' catalogs and descriptive materials, information on scoring services and systems, test reviews, and reference volumes on testing. The tests are indexed by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Bulletins
Horne, Eleanor V., Ed. – 1970
The Test Collection Bulletin is a quarterly digest of information on tests in education and psychology. The extensive Test Collection of the Educational Testing Service includes publishers' catalogs and descriptive materials, information on scoring services and systems, test reviews, and reference volumes on testing. The tests are indexed by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Bulletins
